Those who have been following the Big Bi Fun Day over the years can probably recite the opening lines of the event write up off by heart now. It was a lovely afternoon. Check. There was a nice mix of regulars and first timers. Check. People did the usual activities such as craft, draw, play board games, and catch up with friends. Check. And the kids had a lot of fun running around. Check!
Whilst the sunshine did a good impression of that friend you dragged to a party who didn’t really want to be there, it held up until the last minute of the event before promptly pissing it down at 5pm. So those who hung around went to a restaurant instead of the usual second picnic in Victoria Park.
I had spent many, many extra days advertising the event this year – and it was nice to see that pay off a little as people from groups who have rarely attended before (such as students from the local uni) came along.
The photo above on the left shows a same-sex couple cuddling.
On the right is a photo of a family at a picnic table.
Thanks to everyone’s kind donations, we once again have enough in the bank to pay for next year’s Big Bi Fun Day in advance. Which is awesome. Next year will be tenth!
And thanks to generous donations to the Travel Fund, people who would otherwise not be there were able to come along. Which is even more awesome.
I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came along and made the afternoon so special. I know you travelled from all over the UK to be there. Thank you also for your donations and for the help you’ve given throughout the year to promote the event.
If you have any feedback, good or bad, about the day then please email it to bigbifunday@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you. And if you’d like to write up your own review for this site and/or other places such as Bi Community News then please do.
Otherwise I look forward to seeing you again next May to celebrate reaching double digits!
Hannah x
